Perspective
Jan. 6, 2011
Litter Bug Gets Swatted by DNA Evidence
To what extent should DNA evidence be used against a defendant? By Richard La Fianza and Frank Loo of the San Bernardino public defender's office.
About 30 years ago, DNA evidence was hailed as the great advancement in criminal science. With its help, the police could solve old cases and punish those who, in any other time, would have "gotten away with it." Through DNA, other claimed, those wrongfully committed would finally be set free.
The "Innocence Project" would establish both of those claims. This organization would test the DNA of conv...
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